Originally published: London : Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1961. Bibliography: p171-172. _ Includes index. 3rd Revised editionMalaysia 1993 180 pp., 2 pp. illus., 135 x 215 mm, pbk. Weight 0.230 Kgs. This book is the outcome of a close study of the language and beliefs of the Malays during a period of residence in the Malay Peninsula that has now reached twenty-two years. Its object is to unravel a complex system of magic in the light of historical and comparative data. By itself this system is a tangle every thread of which scholars working in Europe are led to term Malay, although even the native distinguishes this thread as Indian and that as Muslim. Chapters i.-iv. deal with the Malay's evolution from animist to Muslim; chapters v. and vi. with his animism; chapters vii. and viii. with his shamanism; chapter ix. with rites largely infected with Hindu magic; and chapters x. and xi. with Muslim accretions. Chapters iv., vi. and viii. are based almost entirely on manuscripts written down for me by Malays and checked by my own observation. The chapter on "Magician and Muslim" is founded on Malay lithographed texts and on a manuscript magico-religious treatise obtained by Dr. Gimlette in Kelantan and kindly lent by him to me. The same manuscript and an old Perak court charm-book have been used for the chapters on "The Malay Charm" and "Magician and Mystic." Papers on Malay charms, on birth and marriage ceremonies, on the ritual of the rice-field and the ritual of propitiating the spirits of a district have appeared from my pen in the Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums, and should be in the hands of those who wish to study original sources and vernacular terms. I owe a debt to the authors of many articles printed in the Straits (now Malayan) Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr. Gimlette's Malay Poisons and Charms, to Fasciculi Malayenses by Messrs. Annandale & Robinson, and above all to that assiduous collector, Mr. W. W. Skeat, the author of Malay Magic. Not to burden my pages with footnotes I give detailed references and authorities for each chapter in an appendix. PREFACE 1. INTRODUCTION\nII. GODS, SPIRITS AND GHOSTS:(a) Primitive Gods (b) Siva and the Hindu Gods (c) Good and Evil Spirits of Dead Mortals( d) Primitive Spirits, Fairies and Ghosts(e) Angels and Devils of Islam\n(f) JinnIII. THE MALAY MAGICIAN IV. THE MALAY CHARM V. THE SOUL OF THINGS VI. THE RITUAL OF THE RICE-FIELD VII. THE SHAMAN'S Sā¸ŠANCE VIII. THE SHAMAN'S SACRIFICE IX. MAGIC AND MAN: (a) Birth and Infancy (b) Adolescence (c) Betrothal and Marriage (d) Death(e) Installation Ceremonies X. MAGICIAN AND MUSLIMX I. MAGICIAN AND MYSTIC AUTHORITIES AND REFERENCES INDEX Extract: In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate!Friend of mine, Iblis! and all ye spirits and devilsThat love to trouble man! I ask you to go and enter the body of this girl,Burning her heart as this sand burns,Fired with love for me.Bring her to yield herself to me! By virtue of this rice and steam\nPlace her here by my hearth Or else take ye heed!
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